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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has updated the list of businesses that are considered life-sustaining to permit the construction of health care facilities and emergency repairs for construction. The governor's initial order to close the physical...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

Construction workers are permitted to continue working in New Jersey, but projects must reduce onsite staff to the minimum needed and adhere to safety precautions, under the terms of two executive orders issued on March 21 by Gov. Phil Murphy that...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

Across the country, construction projects are closing down as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Contractors are leaving the sites and providing notice that a force majeure event has occurred. Specifically, contractors are citing the...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo released information on proposed legislation that is intended to provide relief for workers who are subject to mandatory or precautionary orders of quarantine or isolation due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Additionally, the New...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

What happens if an employer takes adverse action against an employee based on a legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason that later turns out to be wrong? Suppose, for example, an employer fires an employee based on a genuine belief that the employee...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

Ready or not, it’s time to electronically register for the upcoming H-1B Cap Lottery. The registration period began at 12:00 noon Eastern Time on Sunday, March 1, 2020 and will end at 12:00 noon Eastern Time on Friday, March 20, 2020. Unlike in...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

The National Labor Relations Board recently issued its Final Rule (Rule) on the standard for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The Rule, published on Feb. 26,, provides clarity and guidance to employers,...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

The wait is over: This morning the NLRB announced that it will issue its final rule governing joint-employer status tomorrow, February 26, 2020. According to the NLRB itself, the “final rule restores the joint-employer standard that the Board applied...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

When an employee requests an accommodation or asserts a claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act, an employer’s second question—right after “Are we even covered by the ADA?”—will likely be: “Did/does the employee have a disability?” (Claims...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

Although the case involving North Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper Thomas Wetherington appears to invite smiles because it focuses on his uniform hat (see “Side Bar” below), in fact it addresses a formidably tough ethical question. What standards of...By: Fox Rothschild LLP